Senior Janta Dal (United) leader, KC Tyagi, on Sunday, said that the party will support opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the upcoming vice-presidential election on August 5.

&nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspIndiatimes

New Delhi: Senior Janta Dal (United) leader, KC Tyagi, on Sunday, said that the party will support opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the upcoming vice-presidential election scheduled on August 5.

He said that the commitment to support Gandhi was made by party president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar prior to joining hands with the BJP.

"Nitish Kumar ji had made the commitment to support Gopalkrishna Gandhi prior to joining hands with the BJP and will fulfil it. There is no going back on it and we have not changed our stand," senior party leader K C Tyagi told PTI.

The JD(U) moved out of the 'grand alliance' with the RJD and the Congress and decided to join hands with its old-time ally the BJP to form the new government in Bihar. It had split from the NDA in 2013 after a 17-year-old alliance.

Party leaders, however, say that it has to fulfil its promises made earlier.

The decision of the JD(U) will not alter the result of vice president's election as the ruling NDA nominee M Venkaiah Naidu has a big majority in his favour and is likely to sail through easily.

On whether its lone MLA in Gujarat would support the BJP or the Congress in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, they said since he is opposed by the BJP, he is free to take his own decision.

In the wake of its own legislators switching sides and resigning after Shankarsing Vaghela quit the party, Congress heavyweight Ahmed Patel needs the support of the NCP, the JD-U and other MLAs to win the third Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat.

(With inputs from PTI)

Check the latest facts on Covid-19 here. Times Fact ‘India Outbreak Report’ by TIMES NETWORK and Protiviti is a comprehensive analysis that highlights the impact of the pandemic in India and projects the possible number of active cases in the weeks ahead.